MICROWAVE EASY STREET-STYLE MASALA CHAI
Makes: 2 Servings
INGREDIENTS:
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¼ tsp cardamom seeds or 2 whole cardamom pods (No cardamom powder as it lacks oomph!)
½ inch (10 grams) fresh ginger, peeled
1 ¼ cups water
2 teaspoons black tea (like Wagh Bakri, Tetley, or Lipton Red Label)
2 teaspoons sugar
INSTRUCTIONS:
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SIGN UP - Crush the cardamom seeds with a mortar, pestle, or whatever you have that screams "crush!" If using pods, smash the whole thing.
- Use a spoon to peel your ginger, then chop it into rounds and give it a good crush.
- Toss the crushed cardamom and ginger into a microwavable container.
- Pour in 1 ¼ cups of water and sprinkle in 2 teaspoons of black tea.
- Add 2 teaspoons of sugar for that sweet kick.
- Microwave for about 2 minutes until the tea leaves do their boiling dance and fill the room with their aroma.
- Add a cup of milk to the mix and give it another 2-minute zap until the milk starts rising.
- Turn off the heat, let the flavors mingle.
- Strain into two cups, and sip your way to chai paradise!
By Priti Narayanan from Koolfi Creamery and Cafe, San Francisco Bay Area
